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Subgenre Sampler
Generation, A (Pokolenie) (1954)- Dir. Andrzej Wajda
Feat. Roman Polanski - Fast–moving account of the Polish Resistance during WWII, as a scrappy young recruit falls in love with his unit leader. Depicts the spirited,…
Hell and High Water (1954)- Dir. Samuel Fuller
Feat. Richard Widmark, Bella Darvi, Victor Francen… - Cold war thriller with Widmark helming a submarine in pursuit of a Red freighter. Unexceptional by Samuel Fuller's usual standards – he was…
High and the Mighty, The (1954)
- Dir. William A. Wellman
Feat. John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Laraine Day… - John Wayne undercuts his bravura persona as the reluctant hero piloting a stricken passenger flight over the Atlantic. Solid disaster clichés and a…
Purple Plain, The (1954)- Dir. Robert Parrish
Feat. Gregory Peck, Win Min Than, Bernard Lee… - Strong psychological drama, shot in lush Technicolor, with Peck as a shell–shocked pilot stuck with wounded comrades behind enemy lines in the…
Twenty-Four Eyes (24 Eyes/Nijushi no hitomi) (1954)- Dir. Keisuke Kinoshita
Feat. Hideko Takamine, Chishu Ryu - An elegiac triumph of nostalgia for youth and wartime humanism, this cherished landmark of Japanese cinema gracefully chronicles the 20–years…
British War DVD Collection, The (Ice Cold in Alex, The Cruel Sea, The Colditz Story, The Dambusters) (1953-1958)- Four classic British b&w war films beautifully remastered.
Desert Rats, The (1953)- Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Richard Burton - No–nonsense British Army officer Richard Burton assumes command of an Australian platoon, but struggles to win their respect. Sequel to The…
Fear and Desire (1953)- Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Kenneth Harp, Frank Silvera, Paul Mazursky - Kubrick's debut feature – not regarded as worthy of reconsideration by the director himself – is nonetheless a eerie allegorical war…
From Here to Eternity (1953)- Dir. Fred Zinnemann
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr… - Frank Sinatra established himself an actor alongside Burt Lancaster in this account of life at a Honolulu barracks at the time of Pearl Harbour.…
Malta Story (1953)- Dir. Brian Desmond Hurst
Feat. Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Anthony Steel - A taut wee adventure set among the special forces of the British Air Force defending the island of Malta during WW2. Real–life locations and a…
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